promoting health in australia (smoking)

Question 1

quit build health public policy

Answer 1

quit has assisted in a range of policies and laws aimed at reducing the impact of smoking on the health of Victorians

• the banning of smoking in public areas
• the banning of tobacco advertising
• changes in tabacco taxation

Question 2

quit strengthen community action

Answer 2

quit works with a range of groups within the community to increase the success of their programs and initiatives

• work with the state government to change legislation
• work with community health promotion agencies to develop health promotion initiatives (VicHealth)
• provides resources with the school to educate

Question 3

quit develop personal skills

Answer 3

quit provided information about the impact of smoking and advice and strategies to assist people in quitting smoking. they invest in media campaigns to educate the community about the harmful effects of smoking.
educates young people in schools
people are informed through the website and the information and support the website provides

Question 4

quit create supportive environments

Answer 4

quit provides a supportive social environment with the purpose of assisting individuals to quit smoking. it has online support available via the quit website. quit has also improved the physical environment by reducing the impact of passive smoking

Question 5

quit reorientate health services

Answer 5

quit is teaching people how to quit smoking and prevent the diseases associated with smoking such as lung cancer

Question 6

aim of the national tobacco smoking campaign

Answer 6

the national tobacco smoking campaign targets all smokers however it particularly focuses on the most at risk population groups including aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, rural and rural communities and pregnant women and their partners

Question 7

what are some examples of initiatives that the national tabacco campaign does

Answer 7

• development of the quit buddy app
• informative website
• information about quitting, targeting vulnerable groups such as those with mental illness, pregnant women and aboriginal and torres strait islander people
• media campaigns such as break the chain

Question 8

how does quit build health public policy

Answer 8

quit has assisted in the implementation of a range of laws and policies aimed at reducing the impact of smoking on the health of victorians.
eg. banning of tobacco advertising, banning of smoking in public places, changes to tobacco taxation

Question 9

how does quit strengthen community action

Answer 9

works with a range of groups within the community to increase the success of the program and its initiative

• worked with state government to change legislation
• provides resources for schools and other community groups
• working with community health promotion agencies such as VIC health

Question 10

how does quit develop personal skills

Answer 10

quit provides information about the impact of smoking and advice and strategies to assist people in quitting smoking

• invests in media campaigns to educate the community about the harmful effects of smoking
• educates young people through partnering with the Australia network

Question 11

smoking initiative two

Answer 11

the national tobacco campaign

Question 12

aim of the national tobacco smoking campaign

Answer 12

the national tobacco smoking campaign targets all smokers however it particularly focuses on the most at risk population groups including aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people, those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, rural and rural communities and pregnant women and their partners

Question 13

effectiveness of each initiative

Answer 13

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